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NELA Cohort I Reading List
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Bolman, L. G., & Deal, T. E. (2003). Reframing organizations: Artistry, choice, and leadership. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Bridges, W. (2009). Managing transitions. USA: Dacapo Press.
Carr, P. J., & Kefalas, M. (2010). Hollowing out the middle: The rural brain drain and what it means for America. Boston, Mass. : Enfield: Beacon.
Carnegie, D. (1981). How to win friends and influence people. New York: Simon and Schuster.
Chenoweth, K. (2009). How it's being done. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard Education Press.
Covey, S. R. (2004). The 7 habits of highly effective people: Restoring the character ethic. New York: Free Press.
Covey, S. M. R., & Merrill, R. R. (2006). The speed of trust: The one thing that changes everything. New York: Free Press.
Daniels, D. H., Beaumont, L. J., & Doolin, C. A. (2008).Understanding children: An interview and observation guide for educators. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
Eller, J., & Eller, S. (2010). Working with and evaluating difficult school employees. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Corwin.
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Florida, R. L. (2004). The rise of the creative class: And how it's transforming work, leisure, community and everyday life. New York: Basic Books.
Friedman, T. L. (2007). The world is flat: A brief history of the twenty-first century. New York: Picador/Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Fullan, M. (2001). Leading in a culture of change. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Fullan, M., & Ballew, A. C. (2004). Leading in a culture of change: Personal action guide and workbook. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Fullan, M. (2008). What's worth fighting for in the principalship?. New York: Teachers College Press.
Guthrie, J. W. (2007). Modern education finance and policy. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.
Huefner, D. S. (2006). Getting comfortable with special education law: A framework for working with children with disabilities. Norwood, Mass: Christopher-Gordon Publishers.
Kotter, J. P. (1996). Leading change. Boston, Mass: Harvard Business School Press.
Lane, K. E. (2005). The Principal's legal handbook. Dayton, Ohio: Education Law Association.
Meece, J. L., & Daniels, D. H. (2008). Child and adolescent development for educators. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.

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Militello, M., Rallis, S. F., & Goldring, E. B. (2009). Leading with inquiry & action: How principals improve teaching and learning. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Corwin Press.
Patterson, K. (2002). Crucial conversations: Tools for talking when stakes are high. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Robinson, K. (2011). Out of our minds: Learning to be creative. Chichester: Capstone.
Schimmel, D., Militello, M., & Eckes, S. (2010). Principals teaching the law: 10 legal lessons your teachers must know. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Corwin Press Senge, P. M. (1994). The Fifth discipline fieldbook: Strategies and tools for building a learning organization. New York: Currency, Doubleday.
Steele, C. (2010). Whistling Vivaldi: And other clues to how stereotypes affect us. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
Theoharis, G. (2009). The school leaders our children deserve: Seven keys to equity, social justice, and school reform. New York: Teachers College Press.
Tschannen-Moran, M. (2004). Trust matters: Leadership for successful schools. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Tyack, D. B., & Cuban, L. (1995). Tinkering toward utopia: A century of public school reform. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.
Wood, C. (2007). Yardsticks: Children in the classroom, ages 4-14. Turners Falls, MA: Northeast Foundation for Children.
Wiggins, G. P., & McTighe, J. (2011). The understanding by design guide to creating high-quality units. Alexandria, Va: ASCD.
Wiggins, G. P., & McTighe, J. (2007). Schooling by design: Mission, action, and achievement. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.